Bacolod Bishop pins hope on youth
October 23, 2021
Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon banks on the youth to change the country’s history, through the ballot, in the May next year elections.* Diocese of Bacolod photo
Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon banks on the youth to change the country’s history, through the ballot, in the May next year elections.* Diocese of Bacolod photo
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod will not be endorsing any local/national candidate or party in the May 2022 presidential and vice presidential elections. Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon yesterday said everything is political but when it
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An engineer assigned at the Negros Occidental Provincial Engineers Office has been ordered dismissed from service by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson after he was found guilty of administrative offenses of grave misconduct, vicious habits, disgraceful and
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The P87 million worth of infrastructure projects were turned over by the Department of Agriculture and Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson to the local government units of Manapla and Toboso in Negros Occidental, after the series of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Energy Regulatory Commission has been urged by Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez to review the pricing regulations in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), following hike in electricity rates. Benitez said that electric cooperatives
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN It will be a busy day for Vice President Leni Robredo when she visits Bacolod City and Negros Occidental on Nov. 5, which is also being marked as Negros Island liberation day. The visit of VP
We have to be wary of this common tendency of ours. We are always prone to show externally what we actually are not internally. We easily fall into some kind of political or social correctness without the proper spirit animating
Go Girls! It’s about time we had another woman for president! Remember we’ve had two, and they didn’t do badly at all. Scandals were a-plenty during the terms of men as president, but I believe les girls did not seem
More than half of small and medium sized businesses in the Philippines have been victimized by cyberattacks in the past year, with a quarter of them saying the incidents cost their business at least P25 million, a study by IT
Young Bacoleña Elise Gamboa, launches her first published book entitled “Andoy’s Unique Music.” Gamboa was the youngest student enrolled in a Storywriting Class organized by award-winning creative writers during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. Her story in that class, written when
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez’s priority is to deliver his commitments of projects to Bacolod made during the last election, before his term ends, and solve the pressing problems currently experienced by all Bacolodnons like the
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said the House of Representatives would focus on strengthening national security and enhancing economic development in the remaining session of the 19th Congress, said a press release from the House of Representatives. “As we
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are hosting the 2024 Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association meet on May 2 to 7, where a total of 4,756 athletes and officials all over the region are expected to participate.
Archie and Elenita Arigorat accepted a copy of the resolution unanimously passed by the city council congratulating their daughter Ellen Joy Arigorat for being awarded Global Changemaker in Health IT, from Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran during the regular session
The Abanse Negrense Sports Programs, spearheaded by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, which has been promoting collaborations with different local government units in the province of Negros Occidental, recently held a 3-day Refresher and Orientation Course for Basketball Coaches, referees, officiating
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of Isabela in Negros Occidental that are PAG-IBIG members may soon avail of housing through a project facilitated by the municipal government, Mayor Irene Montilla disclosed yesterday. Montilla, her son, Vice Mayor Juan Miguel Montilla,